The Missouri Reader is a peer-reviewed online journal that is published twice a year by the Missouri State Council of the International Reading Association as a forum for thoughtful consideration of issues, practices, research, and ideas in the field of literacy. Its purpose is to serve teachers, parents, consultants, supervisors,

administrators, university faculty, and others interested in promoting literacy.

Fluent reading skills aid comprehension and are crucial to secondary students’ overall reading and academic success. This article provides models for inclusion of fluency strategies in high school instruction.